BIOLOGICAL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING - 2020/1

Module Overview

The scope of this module is to introduce a biochemical and bioprocess engineering approach to diagnosis and treatment of a variety of medical conditions. It is aimed to provide students with global and systematic knowledge on procedures and techniques that will enable them to design, optimise and control a wide range of medical processes including the design of cellular therapies.

Module provider

Chemical and Process Engineering

Module Leader

HARE Colin (Chm Proc Eng)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Any bachelor engineering based background. Qualifying Condition(s) A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module  

Module content

Indicative content includes:

-Introduction to basic biology

-Biomaterials

-Tissue engineering modules (including case studies on specific diseases)

-Environmental stress & Tissue engineering (a bioprocess engineering approach)

-Metabolomics and Metabolic Engineering

-Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics theory & modelling for drug delivery (including specific case studies)

-Design of cellular therapies

-An overview of ethical considerations regarding tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications

-Seminars by invited speakers with relevant biomedical engineering background

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and analytical skills over the full range of module material. The coursework in particular is focused on a multidisciplinary design project in which the students will apply their synthetic skills to describe and validate a fully operational bioprocess.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

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  Coursework – 30%, (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
  


• Examination – 70%, 2 hours, two sections, (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

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  Formative verbal feedback is given in tutorials/labs.
  


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  Formative tests (multiple choice/ true false questions) is being given during lectures written and verbal feedback is given on those tests.
  


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  Written feedback is provided for coursework and assessments.
  

Module aims

• An appreciation of biological/biomaterial engineering approaches in tissue and medical engineering.
• An awareness of the special issues surrounding biological/tissue engineeting and their effective integration into solving biomedical problems.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

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  Take students logically through the challenging material associated with the analysis of bioprocess and tissue engineering systems
  


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  To ensure a logical and progressive learning experience
  

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  Lectures 3 hours per week for 11 weeks
  


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  Lab based tutorials1 hour per week for 12 weeks (average)
  


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  Independent Learning8.75 hours per week for 12 weeks (average)
  

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: ENGM284

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.